ill at ease

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ill at ease

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Compare to malaise, a similar formation from French.

adjective more ill at ease · most ill at ease

  1. Anxious; unsure; uneasy.
  2. Uncomfortable.

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adj uncomfortable

Françaismal à l'aise

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"ill at ease." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ill%20at%20ease.

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@misc{ill_at_ease_2026,
  title = {ill at ease},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ill%20at%20ease},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}